Bridge element for establishing an electrical connection, and arrangement
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsMarkus Moosmann, Florian Pawlak, Tobias Nusser, Karlheinz Mayr, Thilo Schmidt
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Abstract
A bridge element (3) for establishing an electrical connection and at least one mechanical connection between an actuator (1) and a bridge element (3) for a transmission control unit of a transmission includes first electrical contacts (5a, 6a) and second electrical contacts (5b, 6b), which are connected to the first electrical contacts (5a, 6a) with electrical conductors (5, 6), and at least first mechanical connecting elements (7, 8) proximate the first electrical contacts (5a, 6a).
Claims21
A bridge element (3, 23, 43, 63, 83, 103) for establishing an electrical connection between an actuator (1, 21, 41, 61, 81,101) and an electronic circuit arrangement (2, 22, 42, 62, 82, 102) and at least one mechanical connection between the actuator (1, 21, 41, 61, 81, 101) and the bridge element (3, 23, 43, 63, 83, 103) in a transmission control unit of a transmission, comprising:
- a housing (3a, 3b, 63a, 63b, 83a, 83b, 103a, 103b);
- first electrical contacts (5a, 6a, 25a, 26a, 45a, 46a, 65a, 66a, 105a, 106a) mounted on the housing (3a, 3b, 63a, 63b, 83a, 83b, 103a, 103b);
- second electrical contacts (5b, 6b, 25b, 26b, 45b, 46b, 65b, 66b, 105b, 106b) mounted on the housing (3a, 3b, 63a, 63b, 83a, 83b, 103a, 103b) and connected to the first electrical contacts (5a, 6a, 25a, 26a, 45a, 46a, 65a, 66a, 105a, 106a) with electrical conductors (5, 6, 25, 26, 45, 46, 65, 66, 85, 105, 106) for the electrical connection between the actuator (1, 21, 41, 61, 81,101) and the electronic circuit arrangement (2, 22, 42, 62, 82, 102);
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- first mechanical connecting elements (7, 8) formed by the housing (3a, 3b, 63a, 63b, 83a, 83b, 103a, 103b), positioned proximate the first electrical contacts (5a, 6a, 25a, 26a, 45a, 46a, 65a, 66a, 105a, 106a), and configured for the mechanical connection between the actuator (1, 21, 41, 61, 81,101) and the bridge element (3, 23, 43, 63, 83, 103),
- wherein the first mechanical connecting elements (7, 8) are separate from the first and second electrical contacts, and the electrical conductors (5, 6, 25, 26, 45, 46, 65, 66, 85, 105, 106) are positioned within the housing (3a, 3b, 63a, 63b, 83a, 83b, 103a, 103b).
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